A 2010 graduate of Hofstra University, Francesca Garay joined the NJIT coaching staff as a graduate assistant coach for the start of the 2012 women’s volleyball season.
Garay will also be an assistant with the NJIT men’s volleyball team in addition to her duties with the women’s team.
Coach Garay, who is pursing her master’s degree from NJIT, majored in marketing at Hofstra, where she was a Division I women’s volleyball player, competing for The Pride from 2006 to 2009.
A resident of Rahway, NJ, she starred in volleyball and basketball at Rahway High School. Her father, Antonio Garay, played in the National Football League and her older brother, also Antonio, plays in the NFL for the San Diego Chargers, while her brother Daniel has been a professional in the Arena Football League.
